A good day turned bad...

Woah there, Mel. Not so fast. Despite feeling good about last night's run, you're not rid of the pain yet.

Indeed.

I had my 2nd doc appointment today, and boy, was I hopeful. I had another round of anodyne therapy, but this time on my calves rather than my shins, followed by more ART on both the front of my legs and my calves. The doc felt like they were definitely looser than they were last Friday. Definitely.

Since I didn't have a good run on Saturday after having the session on Friday, I asked him if this would be something that I would notice immediately or whether the benefits would be more apparent a few days later (as evident in last night's run). He indicated that it should have an immediate effect, which it certainly did in terms of loosening up my calf muscles even more (they finally jiggled like K's do!).

So, I came home in a great mood today. My legs felt good, work was okay, K was home early, and I was optimistic that things were going to turn around with my running.

And, this is where the day turned bad. I set out to do the 4-mile loop on the trail tonight, armed with my headlamp if things went downhill and I ended up walking back in the dark. I made it a little over a mile into my run, already having to stop and stretch a couple of times because my calves were getting tight. They felt as hard as rocks again. I didn't want to continue on hurting and end up having to walk even further back, so I turned around. The pain was definitely in the 8-10 range tonight.

Needless to say I feel so deflated right now.

I have another session of ART on Thursday afternoon.

K just suggested getting my form analyzed to determine whether the pain is due to any biomechanical issues that can be remedied. I actually had the same thought myself as I was walking back tonight when Carmen blew past me so effortlessly. Her next class doesn't start until 10/20 though.

I want to feel better now.